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Steadily rising prices press most heavily（ ）the poor and the old people with fixed incomes.
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解析：press on（upon）“使负重担，压迫”。句意：不断上涨的价格使穷人和收入固定的老人不胜负荷。press的其他搭配：press up用力使升高；press for迫切要求，催促；press down压（揿上）。
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资料： The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.
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